MobileMe/.Mac Services Still Down
MobileMe/.Mac Services Still Down
by , 11:30 AM EDT, July 11th, 2008
Apple's new MobileMe Web service is down, with the company saying that transitioning from .Mac to MobileMe is taking longer than expected. MobileMe had made brief appearances in the last few days, only to disappear again as swiftly as it appeared in the first place.
Currently, Apple's .Mac home page redirects to a maintenance page with the message, "The MobileMe transition is underway but is taking longer than expected. While core services such as desktop mail, iDisk and sync are available, the new MobileMe web applications are not yet online. Thank you for your patience as we complete the upgrade."
The MobileMe.com home page redirects to the service's promotional page at Apple's domain.
MobileMe is Apple's revamped and expanded replacement for its .Mac service, which was first launched as a free service called iTools in 2000, and then changed into a subscription service called .Mac in 2002.
At the 2008 World Wide Developer Conference, the company announced the .Mac would be renamed MobileMe, and focus more strongly on offering Web-based computing tools and a comprehensive synching service aimed at all of your Apple devices.
Observer Comments
Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:30 pm Subject: Empathy for system admins and techs, but not for Apple
Yes, the pressure on the system administrators and techs at MobileMe/Apple must be tremendous. However, I've no empathy for Apple as a corporation. Just as the iPhone 2.0 Firmware is failing, so is MobileMe. It has been more than 24 hours since MobileMe was to go live. Some Mac news sites posted the Apple company line, stating MobileMe was up and running.
Don't launch a new service unless you're ready. Simple. Don't send out press releases and announce everything is rosy when the flowers are wilting fast.
Apple has created their own problem here. Let's get everyone all hyped up about the new iPhone and MobileMe. So what if it takes longer than expected to actually implement.
I'm sticking with Apple because there's nothing better. But Apple quality has taken a serious hit of late. One reason, SJ wants to tell us what we want and expects us to genuflect.
I may not renew my MobileMe account when the time comes. I do not like the me.com domain. And from what I've seen of MobileMe so far, I'm more frustrated and disappoined than excited.
Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:34 pm Subject: me.com works mac.com doesn't
It's a little sluggish, but it's been working as of 9am this morning. I've sent a few emails, added some calendar items and edited some contacts just fine. I'm in NYC if that even makes a difference.
I do agree with jfkphoto. QC has taken a hit on both the iPhone 3G release and MobileMe. If Google wasn't spying my every keystroke, I would go Gmail+apps full time. But I hate ads and hate the spying.
Come on Apple. Get it together.
*What I've heard and know about Steve leads me to the conclusion that some heads will roll after these "delays".
Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:51 pm Subject: mobileme software update?
Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:44 pm Subject: No more iCards, Homepages?
Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:25 pm Subject: MobileMe still not working properly - PUSH doesn't work
While I'm able to access my MobileMe account, the service is painfully SLOW. I watched the guided tour, what a joke. So, when I make a change to my calendar on my PowerBook, it gets pushed to my MobileMe account and my PowerMac? WRONG. Doesn't work. Server Errors. And more slowness. The guided tour shows everything happening instantly. It takes more than one minute to move from one app to another in MobileMe. This is a big disappointment.
Ini future, forget hyping stuff up. Some of us just want to work, and becoming dependent to any extent on systems that become too emotional about prior successes is obviously not responsible. But after 4 days without the ability to update Homepage, during test time at school, I must admit to being a bit more than frustrated. We just want reliable services that work... especially when we pay for them. Now, can anyone tell me how to get past the painful "Mobileme" "migrating" page into MY homepage? Please.
Have you tried just going to www.me.com?
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